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Quotes About Discipline

Good spiritual habits and routines turn into better lives.
~ Amanda Penland
He was the perfect soldier: he went where you sent him, and stayed where you put him, and had no idea of his own to keep him from doing exactly what you told him.
~ Dashiell Hammett
Maintaining equanimity in misery is called penance (tapa).
~ Dada Bhagwan
One gains more from a fast than a feast.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
You will always have time for what you make time for
~ Gary Hopkins
Fighting is a sport; if you're not humble it's going to bring humbleness to you.
~ Mike Tyson
Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.
~ Chuck Noll
Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.
~ Stephen Curry
Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.
~ Pat Summitt
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
~ Mia Hamm
BLOOD, SWEAT & RESPECT. First two you GIVE. Last one you EARN.
~ Dwayne Johnson
Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.
~ Gichin Funakoshi
If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anyone else does them day in and day out.
~ Chuck Noll
Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.
~ Gene Tunney
A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.
~ Jesse Owens
Karate is Budo and if Budo is removed from Karate it is nothing more than sport karate, show karate, or even fashion karate-the idea of training merely to be fashionable.
~ Mas Oyama
It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.
~ Bear Bryant
Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble.
~ Sugar Ray Robinson
Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.
~ Joe Paterno
Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure.
~ Byron Nelson
Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.
~ Bobby Hull
Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
~ Billie Jean King
People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.
~ Sandy Koufax
What you do when no one else is looking will determine how good you'll be.
~ Anson Dorrance